Russian trade with Israel in the 4th quarter of 2016

by Russian Foreign Trade
based on data from the Federal Customs Service of Russia

The Report on Russia’s foreign trade in goods with Israel in the fourth quarter of 2016: exports, imports, products, dynamics.

Russia’s Trade with Israel

In the 4th quarter of 2016, Russia’s trade with Israel totaled $633,862,404, up 15.63% ($85,678,946) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $425,700,062, up 13.62% ($51,015,937) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s imports from Israel in the 4th quarter of 2016 totaled $208,162,342, up 19.98% ($34,663,009) from the 4th quarter of 2015.

Russia’s trade surplus with Israel in the 4th quarter of 2016 was $217,537,720, a 8.13% increase ($16,352,928) over the 4th quarter of 2015.

Israel was Russia’s 42nd largest trading partner in the 4th quarter of 2016 (just as in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.4652% of Russia’s total trade (up from 0.4192% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Israel was Russia’s 41st largest export market in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 40th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.5078% of Russia’s total exports (up from 0.4545% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Israel was Russia’s 41st largest supplier in the 4th quarter of 2016 (down from 40th in the 4th quarter of 2015), accounting for 0.3970% of Russia’s total imports (up from 0.3589% in the 4th quarter of 2015).

Russia’s Exports to Israel

The major share of Russian exports to Israel in the 4th quarter of 2016 (and in the 4th quarter of 2015) was accounted for the following product types:

Mineral products (HS codes 25-27) - 46.83% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (51.94% in the 4th quarter of 2015);

Precious metals and stones (HS code 71) - 28.41% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (29.97% in the 4th quarter of 2015);

Metals and products from them (HS codes 72-83) - 9.30% of Russia’s total exports to Israel (4.37% in the 4th quarter of 2015);

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles (HS code 85) - an increase of $13,633,509;